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reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or the media hype and all the things about what this race is about. just focus on whether we want a man who can stand up and paint a very different vision for this country. >> with nearly 20% of delegates up for grabs on super tuesday none of the 10 states in place can be overlooked, including georgia, the stage with the most delegates on the table, also the state where gingrich leads in the polls. >> this will go on for a good while. governor romney has outspent all the rest of us if by multiples is the front-runner without any question, but he is not a very convincing front-runner and is a long w
reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or...
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a major victory for mitt romney. he picked up the endorsement of former toward a governor and jeb bush moments ago. bush is calling on republicans to get united behind romney. this is after the gop front- runner won the illinois primary last night. he will be in our area today. his opponents are not giving up. >> mitt romney is in maryland today riding high on the campaign trail after his big victory in illinois. the former governor sounded more like the nominee than a name in a field of candidates. >> i'm offering a real choice and a new beginning. i am running for president because i have the experience and vision to get us out of this mess. >> with a number of big midwest victories, calls for the other candidates to leave are growing, but all three seem to be pushing forward. rick santorum is shifting its focus to louisiana where he's looking to land the conservative votes in saturday's contest. >> we need someone with a strong consistent record, who will not change with the wind. >> and trying to rally the conser
a major victory for mitt romney. he picked up the endorsement of former toward a governor and jeb bush moments ago. bush is calling on republicans to get united behind romney. this is after the gop front- runner won the illinois primary last night. he will be in our area today. his opponents are not giving up. >> mitt romney is in maryland today riding high on the campaign trail after his big victory in illinois. the former governor sounded more like the nominee than a name in a field of...
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romney and santorum spent the day and about tri-state touting their blue-collar and business credentials. >> i walked away from the jobs and we were living down to saving -- living down to our savings. >> of the people i've debated the economy or talked about in subcommittee meetings i've been in it. >> romney is enjoying a late boost the endorsements. there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote of how the president should follow some of his lead. >> i need an emphatic yes from you that you will repeal obamacare. >> why would i not? >> but santorum has his own issues. in virginia, he's not on the ballot and missed part of the deadline in tennessee. don't forget newt gingrich and ron paul. >> i've than 15 interviews around the country today. >> and you will need a calculator tomorrow to figure it all out. very few of the states are winner-take-all. in a lot of cases, the delegates are handed out by who wins which district and sometimes the state awards more delegates if you won the popular vote. the math is v
romney and santorum spent the day and about tri-state touting their blue-collar and business credentials. >> i walked away from the jobs and we were living down to saving -- living down to our savings. >> of the people i've debated the economy or talked about in subcommittee meetings i've been in it. >> romney is enjoying a late boost the endorsements. there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote...
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romney is picking up more support. south carolina senator jim demint says he's excited about the possibility of romney becoming the nominee and is considered a scott-- and jim demint is considered the godfather of the tea party movement. yesterday president obama accused congress of playing politics. the president leaves tonight for a trip to south korea. >> some people may have made money off the etch a sketch comment. the company that makes the point profited. on wednesday the company's stock rose from $4 to nearly $10. a company spokesperson said after mitt romney's advisor made the comment, she received media inquiries for the first time in 10 months. >> i still have one of those. >> a brief encounter caught on tape between president obama and a deaf college students from our area has gone fireable >> . in happened a week ago when the president visited prince george's county community college. williams a graduate student signed i am proud of you, mr. obama. the president immediately signed back thank you. it has re
romney is picking up more support. south carolina senator jim demint says he's excited about the possibility of romney becoming the nominee and is considered a scott-- and jim demint is considered the godfather of the tea party movement. yesterday president obama accused congress of playing politics. the president leaves tonight for a trip to south korea. >> some people may have made money off the etch a sketch comment. the company that makes the point profited. on wednesday the company's...
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mitt romney will travel there tomorrow. despite the wins and alabama and mississippi by santorum, aides point out for romney he has half the delegates so far. newt gingrich shows no signs of abandoning his campaign. a >> the president will travel to maryland to deliver remarks on american energy at prince george's community college. he hosted a state dinner for david cameron last that and talked about how he trusts the leader. >> i have seen his resolve and determination to get the job done whether it is writing our economies are succeeding in afghanistan. >> this is considered the biggest a dinner ever thrown by the obamas. 360 people invited including some popular a-listers, richard branson, warned buffett and george clooney. >> learn how local priest is to sit -- defending his decision not to give communion to a lesbian. >> changes for >> coming up at 6:00, plugging the budget holes into the maryland suburbs. we will preview the announcement for montgomery county and prince george's. >> the latest fallout from a scathing
mitt romney will travel there tomorrow. despite the wins and alabama and mississippi by santorum, aides point out for romney he has half the delegates so far. newt gingrich shows no signs of abandoning his campaign. a >> the president will travel to maryland to deliver remarks on american energy at prince george's community college. he hosted a state dinner for david cameron last that and talked about how he trusts the leader. >> i have seen his resolve and determination to get the...
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romney is in favor to win several states tomorrow. but some are saying he could lose ohio, a very critical battleground state. many say a loss there by romney could raise questions about his ability to unite the party and could also keep rick santorum in the race. over the weekend, it was romney who picked up key party endorsements though from senator tomko burn of oklahoma and house majority leader eric cantor of virginia. and as we know, santorum and newt gingrich failed to get enough signatures to get on virginia's primary ballot. some others safe to watch, ohio, santorum ahead of the polls and georgia. maybe the one state that newt gingrich is poised to win. it's the state with the most delegates up for grabs tomorrow. >> we'll be keeping a close eye on everything. despite anline apology, rush limbaugh's radio show has lost yet another sponsor. pro flowers pulled its ad saying limbaugh's attack does not represent the company's value. limbaugh called an athlete a prostitute when backing birth control. so far limbaugh has lost seven
romney is in favor to win several states tomorrow. but some are saying he could lose ohio, a very critical battleground state. many say a loss there by romney could raise questions about his ability to unite the party and could also keep rick santorum in the race. over the weekend, it was romney who picked up key party endorsements though from senator tomko burn of oklahoma and house majority leader eric cantor of virginia. and as we know, santorum and newt gingrich failed to get enough...
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live with the ups and downs for mitt romney this week. >> plus, mystery solved. we now know what caused the loud booms in one wisconsin town of >> first, another check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is the traffic part, and when it comes to the weather, a great day to check out the cherry blossoms. >> it is 6:40 a.m. on friday, march 23. welcome to "good morning washington." we will start off with traffic -- and you take branch avenue north down close to the beltway a collision delays on to your cabinet, and down to third street tunnel -- but in down traffic in three. crash eastbound 66 manassas. two rex 95 just getting into springfield this morning northbound traffic delays or one out of dale city. we have john gonzalez on the scene in chevy chase -- southbound connecticut has been closed between east-west highway and chevy chase circle to document a crash. >> thick fog north of the metro area but overall the fog today is not quite as bad and widespread. frederick, montgomery, how word, points nor were too politic, that is where we have the dense
live with the ups and downs for mitt romney this week. >> plus, mystery solved. we now know what caused the loud booms in one wisconsin town of >> first, another check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is the traffic part, and when it comes to the weather, a great day to check out the cherry blossoms. >> it is 6:40 a.m. on friday, march 23. welcome to "good morning washington." we will start off with traffic -- and you take branch avenue north down close...
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and son founded an nevada.in reno, >> and a new obstacle for republican presidential candidate mitt romney. what it has to do with money. lines have formed at apple as customers world for today's release of. the of " atshington now.a.m. begins >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. friday.de it to friday, everybody. it's march 16. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. cynne simpson is off this morning.
and son founded an nevada.in reno, >> and a new obstacle for republican presidential candidate mitt romney. what it has to do with money. lines have formed at apple as customers world for today's release of. the of " atshington now.a.m. begins >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. friday.de it to friday, everybody. it's march 16. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. cynne simpson is off this morning.
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mitt romney had been favored in illinois especially in some of the more urban areas. is that what was expected? >> the question was not whether he would win, it was could he beat expectations. he won by 12 points. he doesn't have to explain the results. his campaign has had to make excuses before. >> this was a double digit within but as a move into the next contest is there any indication that mitt romney can them -- can maintain that momentum? >> he will be in a state that santorum is favored in. mitt romney will have a couple of gatherings but he will not be making comments on election night which is an indication of him trying to set expectations that if they don't do as well as the oaks in louisiana, he will not have to be onstage trying to explain. >> some top gop leaders may not have all their support behind mitt romney. will that be a problem? >> there has not been a huge amount of enthusiasm from the gop establishment for mitt romney. many people like top strategists in the gop party say the longer we drag out this race the worse it will be for defeating bara
mitt romney had been favored in illinois especially in some of the more urban areas. is that what was expected? >> the question was not whether he would win, it was could he beat expectations. he won by 12 points. he doesn't have to explain the results. his campaign has had to make excuses before. >> this was a double digit within but as a move into the next contest is there any indication that mitt romney can them -- can maintain that momentum? >> he will be in a state that...
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rick santorum says that romney is like mr. obama. he says they both favor programs over s.dividual freedom newt gingrich has scrapped plans campaign in kansas ahead of tomorrow's caucus,. instead he will focus on the south. to win tuesday's and alabama and order to justify staying in the race. he spent his first day under protectionice while campaigning in mississippi. >> president obama expected to talk about jobs and the economy to virginia and today. he will start with a tour of a rolls-royce plant near richmond houston forl fly to before returning to the white house late tonight. the move the game change saturday night on hbo. julianne moore was in d.c. last night. she and several other stars event.d at a red carpet the movie looked back at john mccain's run for president in that led to the palin as hissarah running mate. >> the latest on the battle c's and tablets. >> the personal computer is not dead yet. it's expected to increase this year. much of the growth will be in ultrabook running windows 8. the campaign to topple an af
rick santorum says that romney is like mr. obama. he says they both favor programs over s.dividual freedom newt gingrich has scrapped plans campaign in kansas ahead of tomorrow's caucus,. instead he will focus on the south. to win tuesday's and alabama and order to justify staying in the race. he spent his first day under protectionice while campaigning in mississippi. >> president obama expected to talk about jobs and the economy to virginia and today. he will start with a tour of a...
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he will have a loss and then a winburn looks good tomorrow for mitt romney in illinois. he was strong and then pulled back a little, following his pattern. illinois and chicago he does better. rick santorum does better in the conservative areas. illinois is a big state. there's also a primary in ohio. the next big one is not until april 3. if you can win in wisconsin and then maybe finished by beating rick santorum in pennsylvania on april 24, then romney will be able to move on to the general election against barack obama. >> speaking of barack obama we reported today that he is having trouble getting big dollar- donations that he was getting four years ago. what is going on? >> we are seeing coverage of his dinners with donors if you send $3 or $5, you can win a dinner with him. that has been important because they are relying more on their small donors. today he reported that he raised $45 million in february. that brings its total of two $300 million. he had trouble with some of the new york crowd. he's working hard and doing more fund-raisers. but it is a big job. a
he will have a loss and then a winburn looks good tomorrow for mitt romney in illinois. he was strong and then pulled back a little, following his pattern. illinois and chicago he does better. rick santorum does better in the conservative areas. illinois is a big state. there's also a primary in ohio. the next big one is not until april 3. if you can win in wisconsin and then maybe finished by beating rick santorum in pennsylvania on april 24, then romney will be able to move on to the general...
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that's a good night for mitt romney. he doesn't want to be caught in a state where he lost like he was in colorado. so on super tuesday, he's not going to be in any -- he's going to go back to his home quarters in boston for election night. it will be a neutral state to jump off from. >> only two candidates on the ballot in virginia. is virginia still an important state when it comes to this? >> it is because battleground virginia is going to be so important for the candidates. that's why house majority leader eric cantor from richmond jumped out and endorised romney. newt gingrich not on the ballot but his wife calista gingrich tweeted she's at -- that they were having a fantastic birthday dinner in great falls. >> all right mike, thank you as always. >> thank you. >> always a pleasure mike. more on politico.com. gas price continue to rise three weeks now. >> a.a.a. reporting the national average of regular $3.76 a gallon. that's 29 cents higher then a month ago. in d.c., $3.88 for a regular. maryland $3.71, and in virg
that's a good night for mitt romney. he doesn't want to be caught in a state where he lost like he was in colorado. so on super tuesday, he's not going to be in any -- he's going to go back to his home quarters in boston for election night. it will be a neutral state to jump off from. >> only two candidates on the ballot in virginia. is virginia still an important state when it comes to this? >> it is because battleground virginia is going to be so important for the candidates....
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turning to the 2012 campaign, romney celebrating another victory this morning. the winner of the wyoming caucuses yesterday. the republican presidential candidates are preparing for super tuesday when voters in 10 states including virginia go to the polls. the most important contest is expected to be ohio, where the polls show romney trailing rick santorum. >> its thursday morning 62. an emotional reunion in chardon ohio. students go back to school today for the first time since the deadly shooting spree. >> one of the region's most beloved attractions getting ready to celebrate a major milestone. how the entire it area plans to do that, we will show you. >> hey, what are you drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning but i want something good to do that. i love the aroma i love the taste. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'! america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> i until the with gallery 555 dc. i support washington metropolitan area artists. the exhibit is changed every month. , on in and support
turning to the 2012 campaign, romney celebrating another victory this morning. the winner of the wyoming caucuses yesterday. the republican presidential candidates are preparing for super tuesday when voters in 10 states including virginia go to the polls. the most important contest is expected to be ohio, where the polls show romney trailing rick santorum. >> its thursday morning 62. an emotional reunion in chardon ohio. students go back to school today for the first time since the...
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. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul office sing-off in 10 states next tuesday including virginia. romney has the momentum on this side after winning four straight contests including michigan and arizona on tuesday a. but it could be a rough night for him as the polls show him in a tough fights in several super tuesday states. >> when democrats gather in north carolina for the national convention, some d.c. residents want to make sure marion barry is not there. there's a new movement to block him from serving as a delegate. john gonzalez as the story this morning. >> good morning. tomorrow many d.c. residents will gather at to select president obama's 14 delegates from the district. a member marion barry says that he is a shoe-in but he believes haters are trying to keep them down. he says that he's only missed a handful of democratic national conventions in the past four decades of and should be at the one later this year in charlotte. but some are pushing hard to prevent that. political commentator chuck thies says recent tax troubles and his behavior during t
. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul office sing-off in 10 states next tuesday including virginia. romney has the momentum on this side after winning four straight contests including michigan and arizona on tuesday a. but it could be a rough night for him as the polls show him in a tough fights in several super tuesday states. >> when democrats gather in north carolina for the national convention, some d.c. residents want to make sure marion barry is not...
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gingrich said that if he's not the nominee, he will support mitt romney, but only if romney wins the nomination before the convention. gop presidential candidate ron paul will be in the area tonight for town hall meeting at return coliseum at the university of maryland's college park starting. at 7:00 front-runner mitt romney was mostly business during an appearance on the tonight show, but jay leno let things get a little racy for a moment, drawing laughs from the audience. >> did you ever think that we would be talking about porn, with all the other things in this election? >> i did not know that we were talking about porn. [laughter] >> rick santorum was talking santorumporn. >> >> mitt romney joked that he would choose david letterman for next president. -- vice-president. when asked if there would be room for rick santorum in his cabinet, he said that he would make a good press secretary. santorum had cursed at internal l -- at a journalist after he misquoted him. >> and a pilot disrupting a flight. and how the driver managed to get three speeding tickets in less than an hour. f
gingrich said that if he's not the nominee, he will support mitt romney, but only if romney wins the nomination before the convention. gop presidential candidate ron paul will be in the area tonight for town hall meeting at return coliseum at the university of maryland's college park starting. at 7:00 front-runner mitt romney was mostly business during an appearance on the tonight show, but jay leno let things get a little racy for a moment, drawing laughs from the audience. >> did you...
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romney and ron paul will be campaigning there today. newt gingrich will not be there. he will continue campaigning in georgia where he served as a congressman 20 years. it's one of in 10 states voting on super tuesday. >> i have to win georgia to be credible in the race. if i win georgia, the following week we go to alabama and mississippi, i think i will win both of those, and have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> it will come down to delegate counts in the end. romney has the lead, but that could change on tuesday when 437 cdelegates are up for grabs. >> in virginia it's been far from perfect for hank the cat from fairfax county. >> is owner is considering putting him on the ballot to replace virginia senator jim webb. now is the target of an attack ad. >> hank has never released his birth certificate, his tax return, and never responded to allegations that he used cat nip. >> it popped up on youtube this week and questions its position on whether female cats if it should face an ultrasound before being spayed. his campaign has not commented. sprinkles on the
romney and ron paul will be campaigning there today. newt gingrich will not be there. he will continue campaigning in georgia where he served as a congressman 20 years. it's one of in 10 states voting on super tuesday. >> i have to win georgia to be credible in the race. if i win georgia, the following week we go to alabama and mississippi, i think i will win both of those, and have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> it will come down to delegate counts in the end. romney has...
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and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i think mitt romney is a bit risk -- >> that's right, he doesn't want to take the risk. it sure looking coming off that winning rush, five wins in a row. probably going to win the most states tomorrow. almost certainly the most delegates. can at the put it away tomorrow? >> i don't think he can put it away tomorrow. it's beginning to be pressure from people to say it's time for this thing to end. i don't think it will go away because the delegates will still go on. if he's successful, it will put the conversation down. >> and newt gingrich will stay in if he wins georgia,
and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i...
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romney is the only republican candidate scheduled to campaign in the free state. romney holds its primary two weeks from today. >> and the voters do not have to wait two weeks to make their choice. early voting for the state's primary begins on saturday and it lasts all the way through next thursday and any registered voter can take part. each county will have one early voting center. they will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. over in virginia, state lawmakers will reconvene tomorrow to begin talks on a new state budget. the special sessions necessary, because they failed to agree on a spending plan before it adjourned. one state senator says talks between republican budget writers have been congenial so far. >>> tonight at 11:00, we have something unprecedented. like so many deadly crashes, this one involved alcohol and speed. ann andrea mccarren got ahold of the video. she will tell us why we are showing it to you. >> a very serious newsroom discussion about whether to air this at all. no one has ever seen anything like it, but the young woman made a compell
romney is the only republican candidate scheduled to campaign in the free state. romney holds its primary two weeks from today. >> and the voters do not have to wait two weeks to make their choice. early voting for the state's primary begins on saturday and it lasts all the way through next thursday and any registered voter can take part. each county will have one early voting center. they will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. over in virginia, state lawmakers will reconvene tomorrow...
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. >>> plus, mitt romney's opponent takes advantage of his campaign staff. the latest political blender. topper? >>> well, 76 today. now, it could be even warmer tomorrow. we'll show you the wakeup weather. yes, we'll have fog. we won't be as widespread as we were this morning. but you might want to allow a little extra time. that'll be at 5:00 and the low 60s here for you by 9:00. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of the record highs for you tomorrow and we checked the weekend forecast. we'll talk about that too. >>> new information tonight. at least one person has died after a commercial building came crumbling down on the upper manhattan this morning. three construction workers were buried alive by the concrete steel and brick. firefighters were working feverishly to free the victims. two survived, but they had pretty serious injuries. the building commissioner believes that a cut in the beam is what caused it. >> a raw emotion for you at the end of the murder trial. relatives of the murder victim erupt in disbelief and enraged this view afte
. >>> plus, mitt romney's opponent takes advantage of his campaign staff. the latest political blender. topper? >>> well, 76 today. now, it could be even warmer tomorrow. we'll show you the wakeup weather. yes, we'll have fog. we won't be as widespread as we were this morning. but you might want to allow a little extra time. that'll be at 5:00 and the low 60s here for you by 9:00. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of the record highs for you tomorrow and we...
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romney is now looking ahead to the next contest in illinois. he focused on the economy when he spoke to a crowd in the northern part of that state. romney told the crowd he is the only candidate with the experience to beat president obama in november's general election. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightwa ds lightweight. i'm not a lightweight when it comes to the economy. i understand how the economy works. >> both have said they will stay in the race. according to "the new york times," storm's advisoriers are trying to persuade him to switch delegates. >>> tomorrow much more is at stake. 54 delegates up for grabs. polls have shown republican voters favor mitt romney in the moderate midwestern state. rick santorum will only be eligible for 44 delegates because he's not on the ballot in all of the illinois districts. >>> and puerto rico's victory gave mitt romney a commanding lead in the delegate count. he has 521 delegates going into the race. rick santorum has 253. and newt gingrich is
romney is now looking ahead to the next contest in illinois. he focused on the economy when he spoke to a crowd in the northern part of that state. romney told the crowd he is the only candidate with the experience to beat president obama in november's general election. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightwa ds lightweight. i'm not a lightweight when it comes to the economy. i understand how the economy works. >> both have said...
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. >> signs of financial stress are emerging for mitt romney as the gop campaign gets longer. he has started to depend more on the free media coverage to reach out to voters. he spent the past two days at fund-raising events in new york. he raised $3 million on wednesday alone. the obama campaign has a new documentary. the 17-minute film is called the road retraveled. ittoday president obama will be in chicago and atlanta at campaign events. it's 48 degrees on this friday. >> still...
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this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. >> according to exit polls, romney won the support of 71% of illinois voters who say the ability to defeat president obama is the most important factor in a candidate. >>> the ability to beat president obama may be important to republican voters, but a new poll shows that mitt romney has a lot of ground to make up if he want to win in virginia this november. a poll of virginia voters shows that romney trails the
this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a...
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romney supported the defeated amendment that went down today in the senate. >>> and fox 5 monitoring metro tonight. the transit agency out with a new report showing the decline in serious crime. and chording to the report, there were nearly 1900 serious crimes in 2010, compared to 2200 the year before and some crimes on bis, parking lots, and motor vehicle thefts were at a five-year low last year. and we need your help monitoring metro, send us an e- mail at fox5metro@gmail.com. >>> and gas prices continuing to rise. the pain at the pump is the key issue. president obama spent the day in an election battleground state promoting his plans to bost domestic energy production. several gop candidates said the president is part of the problem and not the solution. they're working to shore up the support ahead of next week's supertuesday contest. fox 5s jennifer davis has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: as gas prices take center stage in the election, president obama tours a new hampshire college shop and brings his message to a small state with a big election impact. >> an
romney supported the defeated amendment that went down today in the senate. >>> and fox 5 monitoring metro tonight. the transit agency out with a new report showing the decline in serious crime. and chording to the report, there were nearly 1900 serious crimes in 2010, compared to 2200 the year before and some crimes on bis, parking lots, and motor vehicle thefts were at a five-year low last year. and we need your help monitoring metro, send us an e- mail at fox5metro@gmail.com....
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only ron paul and mitt romney are on the ballot there. other candidates tried but failed to gather enough signature. some voters say they're not happy with the two-person ballot. they may just sit the primary out. we invite you to sit with us. tune in tomorrow at 11:00 for live coverage of the super tuesday results. >>> temperatures in the 20s tonight. it could mean trouble in the morning for xhunlts in virginia blanketed with snow. snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of frederic fredericksbu fredericksburg. police in and around albamoro county got dozens of reports of vehicles slides off the highways. doug joins us with more on the dropping temperatures. >> it really does. it's like winter is trying to hold on here, and we haven't seen a whole lot of winter temperatures out there this entire winter. tonight is a completely different story. here's the storm that brought the snow into parts of the area. that storm is out of sea. in behind it we see cold temperatures and see winds. winds gusting to 23 in leesburg and 33 miles
only ron paul and mitt romney are on the ballot there. other candidates tried but failed to gather enough signature. some voters say they're not happy with the two-person ballot. they may just sit the primary out. we invite you to sit with us. tune in tomorrow at 11:00 for live coverage of the super tuesday results. >>> temperatures in the 20s tonight. it could mean trouble in the morning for xhunlts in virginia blanketed with snow. snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of...
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vote 2012, another victory for a candidate mitt romney. he has won the wyoming caucuses. the votes to replace over the past three weeks. the results were released last night. it's a non-binding votes and will not affect delegates. ohio is holding a primary next week. >> at the clarendon metro station in virginia there are harsh words criticizing president obama's oak terrace overall. john gonzalez as a reaction. >> good morning. metro says it cannot remove it based on its political content and yet one local lawmaker says it's not about politics, it's about what is. the new ads which bashes the president's elkton therefore does it go to faroo far telling mr. obama to go to hell? >> it is disrespectful. >> if we don't think it's wrong, they will think it's right. it's not right and metro knows it's not right >> . it calls on readers to purchase a documentary of someone believes the president goes uniform will hurt americans. congressman jim moran believes it is profane and not good for children to learn this way about public discourse. but a metro spokesperson says the mess
vote 2012, another victory for a candidate mitt romney. he has won the wyoming caucuses. the votes to replace over the past three weeks. the results were released last night. it's a non-binding votes and will not affect delegates. ohio is holding a primary next week. >> at the clarendon metro station in virginia there are harsh words criticizing president obama's oak terrace overall. john gonzalez as a reaction. >> good morning. metro says it cannot remove it based on its political...
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rick santorum is looking to continue his winning streak in the south and slow mitt romney's momentum. some polls show santorum with a slight lead. >>> a video of a bizarre fight at a howard county high school has gone viral and it's also led to assault charges. fox 5's karen gray houston is in the newsroom with details. >> believe it or not, the fight was between a man wearing a ski mask and a student who was identified as a football player. the whole thing was caught on tape and is now all over the internet. it happened wednesday outside long reach high in columbia, maryland. the masked man swung at the student but missed. the student then punched the guy out. the caption under the video posted online said assaulted for throwing a french fry. people who saw the fight or heard about it were stunned. >> everybody come the believe that he got knocked out, that he really was on the floor asleep. >> i just think that, you know, it happens at all schools, maybe not a guy showing up in a ski mask. >> really, but a dad going to fight a battle for his daughter and was it really her father? po
rick santorum is looking to continue his winning streak in the south and slow mitt romney's momentum. some polls show santorum with a slight lead. >>> a video of a bizarre fight at a howard county high school has gone viral and it's also led to assault charges. fox 5's karen gray houston is in the newsroom with details. >> believe it or not, the fight was between a man wearing a ski mask and a student who was identified as a football player. the whole thing was caught on tape and...
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. >>> presidential hopeful mitt romney come to maryland. republican candidate for president scheduled to campaign in maryland wednesday. at a townhall at 4:00 p.m., the hometown of former governor robert erhlich. the rest of his schedule not yet announced. maryland's primary schedule ford april 3. for now, romney is focused on an even bigger prize. making his case to voters in illinois. where he is involved in a what's becoming a nasty race with rick santorum. santorum mocked romney for the health care bill that he passed as governor of massachusetts. romney retorted by calling santorum an economic lightweight. illinois will hold its primary tomorrow. it is the sixth biggest contest of the year, and is seen as yet another test of whether romney can maintain his status as a front-runner. >> still ahead, apple comes to washington to argue about $60 billion offshore. >> also, what friends and colleagues say led to the apparent breakdown of an invisible children filmmaker, jason russell. >> skinny mirrors can make most of us look better and how
. >>> presidential hopeful mitt romney come to maryland. republican candidate for president scheduled to campaign in maryland wednesday. at a townhall at 4:00 p.m., the hometown of former governor robert erhlich. the rest of his schedule not yet announced. maryland's primary schedule ford april 3. for now, romney is focused on an even bigger prize. making his case to voters in illinois. where he is involved in a what's becoming a nasty race with rick santorum. santorum mocked romney...
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campaign officials say his strategy is to deny romney a clean win before the gop convention in august. >>> next on news 4:00 at 11:00. a stunning twist. why a convicted killer from our area was allowed to walk out of prison today. plus, a bill to ban smoking in cars with children clears another major hurdle, and that's something women have been told to do every sing okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> a dramatic confrontation caught on tape. a man wearing a motorcycle helmet fried to hold up ayode d owner with pepper spray. the would-be robber left empty-handed in a hurry. >>> a culpepper man walked out of prison today after serving 12 years for murder. a jury convicted michael hatch in 2001 of killing a 74
campaign officials say his strategy is to deny romney a clean win before the gop convention in august. >>> next on news 4:00 at 11:00. a stunning twist. why a convicted killer from our area was allowed to walk out of prison today. plus, a bill to ban smoking in cars with children clears another major hurdle, and that's something women have been told to do every sing okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the...
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. >>> rick santorum may have swept the southern primaries, but the big winner remains mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won the most delegates of any candidate yesterday sweeping the caucuses in hawaii and american so he mow 0 and add that to alabama and -- and samoa and add that to his share from alabama and mississippi and he now has far more delegates than rick santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul combined. that has santorum supporters ramping up their push to get newt gingrich to drop out of the race in hopes of cutting into romney's lead. >> this will become a two- person race and when it does, a conservative will win. >> these are the same people who said last june i was dead. they recycle this every six weeks and the biggest challenge will be raising money because we came in second. >> the candidates are focusing on the next set of contests. up first the missouri caucuses saturday followed by primaries in puerto rico sunday and illinois on tuesday. >> another marvelous day and another new prediction about when the cherry blossoms will bloom on the tidal basin. t
. >>> rick santorum may have swept the southern primaries, but the big winner remains mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won the most delegates of any candidate yesterday sweeping the caucuses in hawaii and american so he mow 0 and add that to alabama and -- and samoa and add that to his share from alabama and mississippi and he now has far more delegates than rick santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul combined. that has santorum supporters ramping up their push to get newt...
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. >> mitt romney with a big victory in illinois. we'll report on what that might mean for rick santorum. >> the president lets loose at a ceremony with ireland's prime minister and talks about the other job the first lady was offered. new developments in the trayvon martin case. communities across the country are demanding justice for the teenager shot and killed in florida. there will be several marches and rallies in the coming days including one here in d.c. the boy was shot and killed last month while walking in a gated community in sanford, florida, suburb of orlando. he did not have a weapon. but the man suspected of shooting him, 28-year-old george zimmerman told police he felt threatened and that he acted in self-defense. zimmerman has not been charged. both the justice department and the grand jury are now investigating. and today officials from sanford, florida, were here in washington they say they welcome the scrutiny. >> no parent wants to hear that their son has been killed. we are interested in making sure a thorough
. >> mitt romney with a big victory in illinois. we'll report on what that might mean for rick santorum. >> the president lets loose at a ceremony with ireland's prime minister and talks about the other job the first lady was offered. new developments in the trayvon martin case. communities across the country are demanding justice for the teenager shot and killed in florida. there will be several marches and rallies in the coming days including one here in d.c. the boy was shot and...
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. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first appearance since he cut about 1/3 of his campaign staff and about in an hour ron paul is expected to speak at the university of maryland. both maryland and d.c. hold their primaries this tuesday. >>> still ahead tonight another potential snag for the silver line. we'll tell you what's at stake. >> it sounds like science fiction, but the pentagon has actually developed a ray gun. they sent it to afghanistan, but many in the military refuse to use it. we'll show it to you tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> prices at the punch have officially turned -- pump have officially turned painf
. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first...
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mitt romney took the weekend off the campaign trail. he still has a sizable lead in the delegate count. early voting is open. you can cast your ballots ahead of the april 3rd primaries as the gop presidential race continues expect to see some of the candidates in our area. mitt romney was in maryland this week. they are expected to campaign there next week. still ahead, "the hunger games" have a huge opening day. was it enough to set a new record? stepping out of the storm center and onto the basketball court. how does he fare against the harlem globetrotters? and could you get all the and c[ male announcer ]he this was how my day began. got my bearings. ♪ a little bird told me about a band. ♪ an old man shared some fish stories. ♪ ooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but i still got to see her. we talked for hours. ♪ everyone else buzzed about the band. music, stories, adventures, memories. ♪ ...all at my fingertips. ♪ there's a wireless mind inside all of us. ♪ so, where to next? ♪ >>> turns out moviegoers were hungry f
mitt romney took the weekend off the campaign trail. he still has a sizable lead in the delegate count. early voting is open. you can cast your ballots ahead of the april 3rd primaries as the gop presidential race continues expect to see some of the candidates in our area. mitt romney was in maryland this week. they are expected to campaign there next week. still ahead, "the hunger games" have a huge opening day. was it enough to set a new record? stepping out of the storm center and...
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american university political science professor says romney should come out on top. >> mitt romney is going to do well on tuesday in maryland. he's going to do very well. he's going to win most of those delegates. >> i'm ben and both my grandfather. >> incumbent u.s. senator is facing his first reelection. politicalguy.com shows five other candidates also running for the democratic nomination, but on the republican side, there are nine candidates on the ballot. heavily favored. >> ben should be a shoe in. the only way he is in danger is if larger events the economy washes out the obama administration. >> i'll fight to pass a balanced budget amendment. >> rosco is getting a lot of attention this year. mainly because his sixth district was redrawn, giving it northern montgomery county. politicalguy.com shows bart let facing off with six challengers while five candidates are squaring off on the democratic side. >> and that's going to make it a lot more difficult for him to win. a couple strong democrats who are at each other's throats with a highly negative campaign. one should become vi
american university political science professor says romney should come out on top. >> mitt romney is going to do well on tuesday in maryland. he's going to do very well. he's going to win most of those delegates. >> i'm ben and both my grandfather. >> incumbent u.s. senator is facing his first reelection. politicalguy.com shows five other candidates also running for the democratic nomination, but on the republican side, there are nine candidates on the ballot. heavily...
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romney and santorum are getting ready to campaign in puerto rico, which holds its primary on sunday. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> federal prosecutors sent out a flurry of subpoenas today in d.c.'s ongoing scandal over allegations of campaign corruption. the subpoenas ask for information dating back to 2003 on any dealings with businessman jeffrey thompson. the fbi recently raided his home and offices. news 4's tom sherwood broke this story and reports the subpoenas are seen as a major expansion of the criminal probes into d.c. politi politics. the u.s. attorney's office refused to comment. >>> now to our weather and the warmest temperatures of the year so far, in the 80s in some places. doug, will this continue? >> 80s in a lot of places, 82 in culpepper and fredericksburg. it was warm everywhere, all across the region, sxe we saw thunderstorm activity tonight very reminiscent of what we would see towards late spring or early summer. along the eastern shore we will see another chance for thunderstorms, though. some could be strong, and we'll talk about those plus how long c
romney and santorum are getting ready to campaign in puerto rico, which holds its primary on sunday. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> federal prosecutors sent out a flurry of subpoenas today in d.c.'s ongoing scandal over allegations of campaign corruption. the subpoenas ask for information dating back to 2003 on any dealings with businessman jeffrey thompson. the fbi recently raided his home and offices. news 4's tom sherwood broke this story and reports the subpoenas are seen...
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romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the endorsement of jeb bush and freedom works is now committed to helping romney defee the president. but full in louisiana, which votes saturday, got new am mission from romney's communications director who was asked if romney has been pushed too far for the right for the general election by his primary rivals and said, quote, i think you hit a reset butt phone to the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a sketch. can you kind of shake it up and restart all over again. santorum tweeted a photo of himself with an etch a sketch. >> you are looking for someone who writes what they believe in in stone and stays true to what they say. >> he told fox news how the race will be reset when the nomination is clinched, not romney as policies. >> you will notice that the pictures aren't permanent. there is nothing locked down. you can redo it any time you want. >> santorum aides showed up and passed out etch a sketches at romney's rallies. romney angrily brushe
romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the endorsement of jeb bush and freedom works is now committed to helping romney defee the president. but full in louisiana, which votes saturday, got new am mission from romney's communications director who was asked if romney has been pushed too far for the right for the general election by his primary rivals and said, quote, i think you hit a reset butt phone to the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a...
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the republican establishment is increasingly coalescing around romney. largely out of fear and extended fight for the nomination that can hurt the party's chances against obama. mitt romney getting endorsements from utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy and, perhaps, more importantly, gained the support of a former delegate of john huntsman. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> and president obama is warning north korea and iran they will be further isolateed if they refuse to cooperate with the international community and he made the remarks at the nuclear security summit in south korea and this is as he tells russia's president he will have flexibility to deal with contentious issues. the president's prediction picked up by an open mic, without either leader realizing it. >> my last election, i have more flexibility. and -- [ indiscernible ] >> the white house said the president's words reflect the reality that domestic political concerns in the u.s. and russia this year would make it difficult to fully address the long-s
the republican establishment is increasingly coalescing around romney. largely out of fear and extended fight for the nomination that can hurt the party's chances against obama. mitt romney getting endorsements from utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy and, perhaps, more importantly, gained the support of a former delegate of john huntsman. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> and president obama is warning north korea and iran they will be further...
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it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney picked up a key endorsement. former florida governor jeb bush is now supporting him. >>> here in the district, women's health advocates brought etch-a-sketches to a mitt romney fundraiser. the massachusetts governor was at the hyatt regency event on new jersey avenue. anger was voiced over romney's pledge to get rid of planned parent hd if he becomes president. >>> a mother duck and her ducklings decided to take up residence at the white house, the duck walked up to one of the gates. the mom jumped inside but the baby ducks couldn't get over the concrete barrier. when a group of secret service agents put gloves on and helped the ducklings through the gate. the move drew applause from tourists. the ducks were seen resting in the bushes. >> great day for ducks this morning. >> great day for ducks for sure. >> kind of like londontown weather for us. the last two morn
it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney picked up a key endorsement. former florida governor jeb bush is now supporting him. >>> here in the district, women's health advocates brought etch-a-sketches to a mitt romney fundraiser. the massachusetts governor was at the hyatt regency event on new jersey avenue. anger was...
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if santorum and romney do this back-and-forth, so today it's romney, next week, two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him, we have him 50 short. now could he get it in state conventions and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say it's only a little better than 50/50. >> as soon as the illinois primary wraps up, mitt romney is heading to maryland. state's primary is april 3rd and early voting begins on saturday. tomorrow romney will hold a town hall in arbutis. the home of ehrlich who is serving as chairman of romney's campaign. >>> right now, president obama is meeting with the prime minister of ireland, who is in washington. the two are expected to share a lunch in honor of st. patrick's day. this will be the second st. paddy's day celebration this year for president obama. on saturday he surprised people at the dubline
if santorum and romney do this back-and-forth, so today it's romney, next week, two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him, we have him 50 short. now could he get it in state conventions and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say...
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bush would welcome romney to the houston office some time today. the former first lady barbara bush endorsed romney and recorded robo calls for him. the former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. >>> the pope met with fidel castro a half hour on this final day of the visit and drew hundreds of thousands of people to revolution square. the pope demanded greater freedom for the catholic church in cuba and called for an end to the country's isolation. >>> >> reporter: if you have kids who are still in school, they're going to love this next story. coming up. >>> why some researchers say homework is overrated. >>> a student waiting for her dad to return from home from overseas gets the surprise of a lifetime. >> stay with us. ay with us. . >> a brand new study is that should have brought a lot of interest from parents, teachers, and students. researchers from australia find that homework offers the benefit to students. the study from sidney university's education faculty claims that elementary school homework offers no beg your par
bush would welcome romney to the houston office some time today. the former first lady barbara bush endorsed romney and recorded robo calls for him. the former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. >>> the pope met with fidel castro a half hour on this final day of the visit and drew hundreds of thousands of people to revolution square. the pope demanded greater freedom for the catholic church in cuba and called for an end to the country's isolation. >>>...
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two show romney is up. one has santorum hanging onto the lead. >>> the hospital cafeteria worker in arlington under arrest tonight accused of tying up a manager and threatening her with knife. now police say albert murray tried to leave the scene in a waiting cab with the cafeteria safe stashed in the truck. this all went down saturday night at virginia hospital center. investigators say the cab driver got mad when murray tried to load the safe into its trunk. there was a confrontation and murray was arrested after a short chase. kind of wild. >> yeah. >> this is what you think as march, sunshine, snow shower, then sunshine and kind of blustery. that's what it. is another snow went south of us. two weeks we had a snow if south of us and not that far south. south of culpeper they had 5 inches of snow. let's take you out to buchanan, virginia, which is west, northwest of lynchburg, a little northeast of roanoke. they had anywhere from 5 to 9 inches and look how fast and furious it came down. it was really a w
two show romney is up. one has santorum hanging onto the lead. >>> the hospital cafeteria worker in arlington under arrest tonight accused of tying up a manager and threatening her with knife. now police say albert murray tried to leave the scene in a waiting cab with the cafeteria safe stashed in the truck. this all went down saturday night at virginia hospital center. investigators say the cab driver got mad when murray tried to load the safe into its trunk. there was a confrontation...
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it wasn't romney himself and here is santorum saying it doesn't make any difference whether it's romney or barack obama who is the next president. most republicans don't think that. they think that the job one is to get barack obama and his policies out of office. i think they're going to react badly to santorum's remarks and i think that's why you see him trying to walk them back. >> he is in the lead going into louisiana. how much will this hurt him? >> well, not in louisiana. i think it's a state -- it's actually become very predictable depending on the voter makeup. if a state is overwhelmingly very conservative, if there are a lot of evangelicals, if there are a lot of strong conservatives, santorum tends to do well. if there are people who have a little bit more money, are somewhat more moderate in their position, better educated, then romney does well. louisiana would seem to be right up santorum's alley, this comment to the contemporary not withstanding. >> certainly a week of backtracking. let's talk about who is coming up sunday. >> we'll look ahead to the general election and
it wasn't romney himself and here is santorum saying it doesn't make any difference whether it's romney or barack obama who is the next president. most republicans don't think that. they think that the job one is to get barack obama and his policies out of office. i think they're going to react badly to santorum's remarks and i think that's why you see him trying to walk them back. >> he is in the lead going into louisiana. how much will this hurt him? >> well, not in louisiana. i...
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nbc news projects romney got 219, santorum, 97, newt gingrich, 82, ron paul, 22. so, romney keeps his big lead in total delegates, maybe enough to block his rivals from the nomination. >> mitt romney did what he had to do he put away six out of the ten states last night. >> reporter: but rick santorum won three states and claims today he is on a roll. >> we are heading for mississippi and alabama and we are going to have a sweep on saturday. reporter: backers pressed newt gingrich to quit. he refused. >> we are staying in this race because i believe that it's going to be impossible for a ection.e to win the general >> reporter: and after winning georgia, gingrich could take more southern primaries next tuesday. romney's so weakened, there's no incentive for gingrich or santorum to quit before the convention says the former republican party chair. >> for romney to actually have the nomination in his pocket going into tampa is going to be virtually impossible to do. >> reporter: math that mitt romney disputes. >> we have the time and the resources and a plan to get
nbc news projects romney got 219, santorum, 97, newt gingrich, 82, ron paul, 22. so, romney keeps his big lead in total delegates, maybe enough to block his rivals from the nomination. >> mitt romney did what he had to do he put away six out of the ten states last night. >> reporter: but rick santorum won three states and claims today he is on a roll. >> we are heading for mississippi and alabama and we are going to have a sweep on saturday. reporter: backers pressed newt...
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unlike virginia, where only romney is considered a factor. the short answer is, this is where these guys go head to head, and it looks like the winner is going to have a lot of momentum coming out of super tuesday. >> will there be a winner? is the race going to be decided today on super tuesday? >> there could be a loser, wendy. if rick santorum wins nowhere, which is possible, he could get no wins today, he's going to be seen as the loser. if he loses in ohio but does well elsewhere, he can continue, because a lot of these republican primaries today are not winner take all. everybody's going to get delegates, even ron paul today. if romney wins here in the state of ohio, and he wins as he could, five, six, seven other of these super tuesday 11 state kwon tests, he's going to be the big western. santorum could lose, romney could be the big winner on this election day. >> all right. we'll stay tuned. steve handlesman in ohio. thanks. >>> now we head to fairfax county, where voters in virginia can only choose mitt romney or ron paul as steve j
unlike virginia, where only romney is considered a factor. the short answer is, this is where these guys go head to head, and it looks like the winner is going to have a lot of momentum coming out of super tuesday. >> will there be a winner? is the race going to be decided today on super tuesday? >> there could be a loser, wendy. if rick santorum wins nowhere, which is possible, he could get no wins today, he's going to be seen as the loser. if he loses in ohio but does well...
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he and mitt romney here in virginia. in the meantime think the other candidates are not focusing too much on virginia. they are focusing on other states. greeting support are in ohio at a up to hall campaign event, mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his momentum. >> this is best place again for entrepreneurs and innovators and job creators because i want more good jobs and i want rising incomes again. that is what it is all about. >> reporter: rick santorum also campaigning in the buck sigh state once hay comfortable lead here but going into super tuesday, he and romney are polling in a practical dead heat. >> this is an opportunity for ohio to stand up for the values that made this country great. >> reporter: santorum is hoping to wrestle away some of the conservative vote from gingrich. gingrich is enjoying a double digit lead in his home state of georgia and says the poll numbers and supporters are growing in other states as well. >> a poll came out in tennessee that we are surging and gained 17 points in a week. >>
he and mitt romney here in virginia. in the meantime think the other candidates are not focusing too much on virginia. they are focusing on other states. greeting support are in ohio at a up to hall campaign event, mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his momentum. >> this is best place again for entrepreneurs and innovators and job creators because i want more good jobs and i want rising incomes again. that is what it is all about. >> reporter: rick santorum also campaigning in the...
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mitt romney finished third. romney did win yesterday's hawaii and american samoa primaries. >>> the santorum victories give the former senator momentum going forward for the race for president. they also deal a devastating blow to newt gingrich's white house hopes. nbc's tracie potts has more on the race now for capitol hill. >> we did it again. >> reporter: rick santorum won mississippi with a third of the vote and alabama with 35%. speaking from louisiana where he promised another big win next week, santorum hinted newt gingrich should drop out of the race. >> the time is now for conservatives to pull together. the time is now to make sure, to make sure, that we have the best chance to win this election. >> reporter: gingrich came in second in both states and gave no indication he's quitting. instead, he focused on mitt romney's failure to win the conservative southern vote. >> if you're the front-runner and you keep coming in third, you're not much of a front-runner. the elite media's effort to convince the n
mitt romney finished third. romney did win yesterday's hawaii and american samoa primaries. >>> the santorum victories give the former senator momentum going forward for the race for president. they also deal a devastating blow to newt gingrich's white house hopes. nbc's tracie potts has more on the race now for capitol hill. >> we did it again. >> reporter: rick santorum won mississippi with a third of the vote and alabama with 35%. speaking from louisiana where he...
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but unlike newt gingrich romney did not promise to bring the prices down to a specific level if he is elected. >>> higher gas prices did not take a toll on wall street. stocks closed higher today for the seventh day in a row. the dow jumped 58 points. the nasdaq 15 points. and the s&p picked up eight points pushing it above the 1400 mark for the first time in three years. >> the other thing everybody is talking about right now, that wonderful warm weather. >> a lot of people are taking advantage of )( tomorrow night. forget it. doug kammerer happened to get a good seat at a place in shirlington earlier. >> and we're still here. as a matter of fact, you mentioned the seating. just take a look behind me. every single seat right now is completely full at this restaurant right here. this is samuel beckett's irish pub which is of course going to be packed this weekend for st. patrick's day and it's packed right now just on a beautiful afternoon here in the month of march. an afternoon where we set a record. we talked about it last night. we forecasted 83. we hit 82 today for a record. the
but unlike newt gingrich romney did not promise to bring the prices down to a specific level if he is elected. >>> higher gas prices did not take a toll on wall street. stocks closed higher today for the seventh day in a row. the dow jumped 58 points. the nasdaq 15 points. and the s&p picked up eight points pushing it above the 1400 mark for the first time in three years. >> the other thing everybody is talking about right now, that wonderful warm weather. >> a lot of...
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ron paul pounded romney in warren county and pundits say if romney wins the nomination and wants beat president obama in virginia he has to win over some of paul's supporters. >>> turning to our weather now, sunny skies out there as you can see. it is warming up out there. let's talk to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein now who can tell us what we can expect the rest of the day. >> there is a feeling of spring in the air. we have -- sky that's getting a little bit obscured with some high cloudiness. otherwise a lot of sunshine around now and temperatures, they are beginning to climb. right now just past 11:00, 56 at reagan national. fredericksburg is up to 59. petersburg, west virginia, 64 degrees there. and it is going to be climbing into the 60s later this afternoon. right now fairfax, arlington, montgomery, prince george's counties, most locations in the mid 50s. in annapolis now it is at 59. and over the last 12 hours, we have had just a few of the high clouds drifting through and after they go by, we will have plenty of sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. and we will have our
ron paul pounded romney in warren county and pundits say if romney wins the nomination and wants beat president obama in virginia he has to win over some of paul's supporters. >>> turning to our weather now, sunny skies out there as you can see. it is warming up out there. let's talk to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein now who can tell us what we can expect the rest of the day. >> there is a feeling of spring in the air. we have -- sky that's getting a little bit obscured with...
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santorum says mitt romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where the campaign is thriving, he said. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disqualify him from being the gop nominee," and says that his rival is the worst republican in the country to put up against president obama. >>> 4:37. ahead on "news4 today," a rather surreal moment on tape. a man watches a pair of car thieves trying to steal s minivan. who came to his aid and when he jumped in to stop them. >>> also, the brand new road that is already needing repairs. >>> and a shock to the system. >>> welcome back. this is a special week at news4 as we say farewell to joe krebs. at least temporarily. not a permanent farewell, joe. >> thank goodness. >> many of you have share would well wishes and memories. one said, "enjoy your family and like you said in the promos, see what's on primetime tv, ride your bike, see the world. aaron gilchrist will do a wonderful job but has big shoes to fill. it's been a joy seeing your face early in the
santorum says mitt romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where the campaign is thriving, he said. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disqualify him from being the gop nominee," and says that his rival is the worst republican in the country to put up against president obama. >>> 4:37. ahead on "news4 today," a rather surreal moment on tape. a man watches a pair of car...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney and chris santorum chris crossed delaware. romney is favored in northern more populated areas of the state, including chicago. >> one of the people running for the republican nomination today said that he doesn't care about the unemployment rate. that doesn't bother him. i do care about the unemployment rate. >> reporter: rick santorum expected to perform stronger in rural and more conservative downstate illinois. >> the unsuccessful degree of the state of massachusetts is one of the worst job creators in the four years. >> reporter: the increased pressure in the race has the two campaigns trading more criticisms of one another on healthcare and the economy. >> and this is that important state to show you can appeal to all of the voters. >> reporter: newt gingrich is vokeusing -- focusing on louisiana where the vote is saturday. >> my most standards, people would accept that i am a much better debater than romney or santorum. >> reporter: the former house speaker spent mormony in february than he raised. the texas congressman
. >> reporter: mitt romney and chris santorum chris crossed delaware. romney is favored in northern more populated areas of the state, including chicago. >> one of the people running for the republican nomination today said that he doesn't care about the unemployment rate. that doesn't bother him. i do care about the unemployment rate. >> reporter: rick santorum expected to perform stronger in rural and more conservative downstate illinois. >> the unsuccessful degree of...
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. >> ron paul and mitt romney were the only ones to get enough signatures last fall. let's get a live report now at the top of the six from melanie alnwick in great falls at a polling place. >> reporter: good morning, will. the polls are officially open here in great falls. we are here at the great falls library. but we have not seen our first voter come in yet to vote as you mentioned. there are only two candidates on the ballot here in virginia, mitt romney and ron paul. rick santorum and newt gingrich failed for qualify with virginiaance pretty strict -- failed to qualify with virginia and pretty strict rules about the ballot. the ballot. santorum once held the lead in the buck sigh state but romney was able to pull that closer in the last few days. gingrich is focusing on georgia. that state is delivering the most delegates today. it is gingrich's home state and he says it's must-win. ron paul is looking to the caucus states to try to pick up some delegates. virginia is an open primary state. you do not have to be a republican to come out and vote today. could be
. >> ron paul and mitt romney were the only ones to get enough signatures last fall. let's get a live report now at the top of the six from melanie alnwick in great falls at a polling place. >> reporter: good morning, will. the polls are officially open here in great falls. we are here at the great falls library. but we have not seen our first voter come in yet to vote as you mentioned. there are only two candidates on the ballot here in virginia, mitt romney and ron paul. rick...